No. 24 Cincinnati 62, Rutgers 54: Sean Kilpatrick scored 19 points and host Cincinnati intensified its defense in the second half, overcoming a 10-point deficit to beat Rutgers in a Big East game last night.

No. 24 Cincinnati 62, Rutgers 54: Sean Kilpatrick scored 19 points and host Cincinnati intensified its defense in the second half, overcoming a 10-point deficit to beat Rutgers in a Big East game last night.

The Bearcats (17-4, 5-3) blocked eight shots, forced 21 turnovers and limited the Scarlet Knights to 24 points in the second half. Cincinnati trailed by 10 early in the second half and didn't lead until Kilpatrick's fastbreak layup put it ahead with 11 minutes left. Myles Mack scored 15 points to lead Rutgers (12-8, 3-6).

No. 4 Florida 75, South Carolina 36: Kenny Boynton and Mike Rosario scored 15 points each and host Florida (17-2, 7-0) routed South Carolina (12-8, 2-5). The Gators, who have won nine straight, have blown out all seven Southeastern Conference opponents by an average of 28.3 points.

Florida led 33-10 at halftime, made its first five shots after the break and eventually led 55-15.

No. 1 Baylor 90, Texas Tech 60: Brittney Griner set the Big 12 women's career scoring record, finishing with 40 points to lead visiting Baylor (19-1, 9-0) over Texas Tech (16-5, 6-3) in the Big 12. Griner passed Andrea Riley of Oklahoma State for the record while scoring the first four points of the game, giving her 2,837 for her career. Riley had 2,835 points from 2007 to '10.